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    Keep up-to-date with the latest Legal news from Civil Service World
    Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service
    13 May Legal

    Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service

    Cab sec would have responsibility for appointment and performance management of perm secs under IfG proposals
    by Tevye Markson
    Should we be worried about the decline of parliamentary scrutiny?
    09 May Legal
    Should we be worried about the decline of parliamentary scrutiny?
    Ex-soldier jailed over £900k MoD fraud
    16 Apr Legal
    Ex-soldier jailed over £900k MoD fraud
    'The unrivalled highlight of my career to date': Departing MoJ perm sec Antonia Romeo looks back
    10 Apr Legal
    'The unrivalled highlight of my career to date': Departing MoJ perm sec Antonia Romeo looks back
    Duty of candour: Starmer set to miss Hillsborough anniversary deadline
    03 Apr Legal
    Duty of candour: Starmer set to miss Hillsborough anniversary deadline
    Reports suggest the legislation has been delayed due to disagreements about how tough it should be
    MPs ask government to rethink rejection of ‘essential’ Horizon scheme changes
    25 Mar Legal
    MPs ask government to rethink rejection of ‘essential’ Horizon scheme changes
    Business and Trade Committee says government's rejection of its call to transfer administration of Horizon compensation scheme to DBT is a "mistake"




    Ignoring whistleblowers costs government hundreds of millions of pounds, analysis finds
    04 Feb Legal
    Ignoring whistleblowers costs government hundreds of millions of pounds, analysis finds
    Whistleblowing charity Protect calls for urgent reform after examining Carillion, Horizon and Lucy Letby scandals
    Starmer vows to curb 'NIMBY' legal challenges to infrastructure projects
    23 Jan Legal
    Starmer vows to curb 'NIMBY' legal challenges to infrastructure projects
    Planning reforms will give campaigners just one chance to challenge major projects in the courts, PM says
    Home Office sets out changes to EU Settlement Scheme process
    21 Jan Legal
    Home Office sets out changes to EU Settlement Scheme process
    Watchdog the IMA lauds department's update for clarity on citizens'-rights entitlements
    GLD lawyer wins discrimination case over £1,500 cost-of-living payment
    08 Jan Legal
    GLD lawyer wins discrimination case over £1,500 cost-of-living payment
    Bev Gleeson wins employment tribunal after GLD said she was not eligible because she was on a career break
    A year of challenge and change: Susanna McGibbon reflects on 2024's highlights
    06 Dec 2024 Legal
    A year of challenge and change: Susanna McGibbon reflects on 2024's highlights
    Treasury solicitor and Government Legal Department permanent secretary unpacks 12 months of being a leader through turbulent times – then drops a Yuletide bombshell
    Check-off victory in Supreme Court is a warning to this and future governments
    27 Nov 2024 Legal
    Check-off victory in Supreme Court is a warning to this and future governments
    Let's hope the ruling closes the door on a period of poor industrial relations in the civil service
    The public sector needs a clear and consistent mandate on net zero
    20 Nov 2024 Legal
    The public sector needs a clear and consistent mandate on net zero
    Tom Watson shares key recommendations from the University of Nottingham's Policy Commission on a Just Transition to Net Zero
    'The Treasury acted within the law’: Bowler defends officials over Spring Budget preparations
    07 Nov 2024 Legal
    'The Treasury acted within the law’: Bowler defends officials over Spring Budget preparations
    Perm sec says previous budget framework put more onus on OBR to ask questions than HMT to provide information on its own initiative
    MoJ boosts magistrates' sentencing powers to ease crown court pressures
    18 Oct 2024 Legal
    MoJ boosts magistrates' sentencing powers to ease crown court pressures
    Move will free up prison space set aside for defendants on remand, department says
    Prison officers demand right to walk out as anti-strike law scrapped
    17 Oct 2024 Legal
    Prison officers demand right to walk out as anti-strike law scrapped
    POA union says employment rights bill does "nothing to address the rights of prison officers", who have been banned from striking since 1994
    DVLA's Julie Lennard snapped up by CPS for chief operating officer role
    08 Oct 2024 Legal
    DVLA's Julie Lennard snapped up by CPS for chief operating officer role
    DVLA chief to transfer next month, while search for director general, legal delivery, goes on
    New 'duty of candour' for officials will include criminal sanctions, Starmer says
    25 Sep 2024 Legal
    New 'duty of candour' for officials will include criminal sanctions, Starmer says
    PM says Hillsborough Law will serve as "law for Liverpool" and for the victims of the disaster, and for victims of all scandals
    MoJ starts recruitment for independent public advocate
    25 Sep 2024 Legal
    MoJ starts recruitment for independent public advocate
    The advocate will help victims of major incidents access information and support and speak to public authorities on their behalf
    Grenfell Inquiry: Pickles hits out at 'middle-ranking officials' with no 'sense of public duty'
    09 Sep 2024 Legal
    Grenfell Inquiry: Pickles hits out at 'middle-ranking officials' with no 'sense of public duty'
    Ex-communities secretary says DCLG civil servants told him not to worry about coroner's recommendations on fire safety
    Police probe allegations senior civil servant lied under oath in Salmond parliament inquiry
    02 Sep 2024 Legal
    Police probe allegations senior civil servant lied under oath in Salmond parliament inquiry
    Ex-first minister is taking legal action against the Scottish Government, alleging “misfeasance” by civil servants
    Civil servants could be liable for Israeli war crimes, legal advice warns
    22 Aug 2024 Legal
    Civil servants could be liable for Israeli war crimes, legal advice warns
    Legal advice says ministers and senior officials could be held vicariously liable if war crimes are proven
    GLD: Pay boost has reduced turnover and boosted recruitment
    29 Jul 2024 Legal
    GLD: Pay boost has reduced turnover and boosted recruitment
    But legal department says further pay reform may be needed to address attrition in its corporate services division
    King's Speech: Government will introduce duty of candour for public servants
    17 Jul 2024 Legal
    King's Speech: Government will introduce duty of candour for public servants
    Plan confirmed in King's Speech as one of several "steps to help rebuild trust and foster respect"
    Patrick Vallance made science minister as Starmer calls in external experts
    08 Jul 2024 Legal
    Patrick Vallance made science minister as Starmer calls in external experts
    Former chief scientific adviser joins ministerial team alongside James Timpson and international law expert Richard Hermer KC
    High Court rejects civil service union's Rwanda scheme challenge
    05 Jul 2024 Legal
    High Court rejects civil service union's Rwanda scheme challenge
    FDA says judgment on controversial Conservative policy gives useful clarity
    Keir Starmer: The senior civil servant who became prime minister
    05 Jul 2024 Legal
    Keir Starmer: The senior civil servant who became prime minister
    What was Keir Starmer like as a senior civil service boss? And what sort of PM will he make? CSW speaks to his former colleagues from his time as DPP
    Tribunal judge jailed for defrauding the Legal Aid Agency
    27 Jun 2024 Legal
    Tribunal judge jailed for defrauding the Legal Aid Agency
    Barrister is one of four legal professionals convicted over ramped-up defence costs
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